Here's a project I directed, creative directed, and co-wrote as a freelancer for Y&R/VML. We used the reality TV stars from Ice Road Truckers, Gold Rush, AxMen, and The Edge of Farming to highlight some of America's toughest jobs.

A feature length film about the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia tragedy and Penn State University. We spent one full year in Happy Valley, observing and documenting how the community responded. Find out more at http://365daysthefilm.com

Roger Ebert called Lemonade: Detroit "a gob-smacking 17-minute short." This is my film about the resilience, optimism, and grit of one of the most inspirational places on Earth. I was the director, co-producer and created all the advertising and interactive work surrounding it.

I arrived at the Wild Mind Film Camp on a late summer night in July. It was too late and too dark to notice the idyllic beauty of the small town called Twisp, WA. But one thing I could see quite clearly was the 25-foot cross that stood atop one of Twisp's many mountains. It was lit up with enormous white bulbs, and was visible for several miles in any direction. After asking around, I found out that the cross has been a source of controversy for many years. On one side, the people who have lived there for decades look at it as a comforting symbol of their faith. On the other side, the "new world settlers" feel it doesn't represent their beliefs, and they don't think it's fair that they are subject to its heavy symbolism day after day.

A simple icon in a town of less than 1000 people that stirs up so many different emotions...in other words, the perfect topic for my short film assignment.